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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ OT - Hello From Calgary

Posted by: GWN7 Aug 12 2005, 12:38 AM

I'm here, a tad later than planned, but I'm here.

The clevis end was cracked on the clutch cable. Which allowed the pin to pull out of the hole and that's why no clutch. What do you think my chances of finding that part here if no one stocked a clutch cable? When I tryed to straighten it, it broke compleatly. My buddys daughter says she knows someone with a welder and off we went. The guy had a compleat welding shop at home. He tiged the piece back together, except he built the edge up and I couldn't get the cable all the way adjusted as before. So I had to readjust it underneath.

And off I went....... Roaring down the road...........I got as far as the outskirts of town and the car died. No power. Good thing the car died on a grade so I was able to let it roll back down the hill 1/2 a mile on the shoulder to the closest business to call my buddys son-in-law to come help. New battery from Walmart and off again.

Drove to Sicamous and got a room. Got up and drove to just East of Golden, BC where the car died again. Turns out the alternator got fryed in the fire also. The plastic insulator on the alternator melted. My car sure likes tow trucks.......

Now as long as it dosen't rain any of the way home....................(wipers don't work) I'll be in Regina tomorrow.

Posted by: McMark Aug 12 2005, 12:42 AM

Sounds exciting. At least you made it.

Posted by: messix Aug 12 2005, 12:48 AM

sorry to hear that your journey has has become such a ..... "adventure?".

well it makes a good story, and i guess you will know this car inside and out by the time you get home. maybe this adventure should be listed as a classic thread?

Posted by: redshift Aug 12 2005, 12:48 AM

Oh my gawd..

Dood!

M

Posted by: GWN7 Aug 12 2005, 12:55 AM

I'm getting gas last night and a guy in the next car asks if it's a project car....my answer was "yes, by the time I get home it will be finished"

Smokeys safe...I'm almost into the flatlands now.....no cliffs to fall over....

Posted by: redshift Aug 12 2005, 01:02 AM

QUOTE (GWN7 @ Aug 12 2005, 02:55 AM)
I'm getting gas last night and a guy in the next car asks if it's a project car....my answer was "yes, by the time I get home it will be finished"

Smokeys safe...I'm almost into the flatlands now.....no cliffs to fall over....

How far to go?

M

Posted by: GWN7 Aug 12 2005, 01:16 AM

14 hrs....up here it's in kilometers.......so we just figure everything in hrs to go

Posted by: redshift Aug 12 2005, 01:24 AM

Yeah, we do that too... but we say, "Be there in... 18 minutes."..

Obviously, you live too far away from everything.

M

Posted by: messix Aug 12 2005, 01:25 AM

i figured about 700 miles.

sicamous is incredable. spent a week up there with some friends. two house boats two ski boats three jetskis and alot of boooze. great lake nice and remote locations on that "H" shaped lake. warm flat water. and i shouldn't be ruining by telling all of you.

Posted by: mike_the_man Aug 12 2005, 08:29 AM

Bruce,

Give me a call when you get into Regina. I'm assuming you should be here sometime this evening (Friday).

Posted by: soloracer Aug 12 2005, 08:44 AM

Welcome to Calgary! If you need a place to crash my house is open to 914 visitors. Send me a PM and I'll give you directions. If you can stay until Tuesday we have our autocross scheduled for that night. We usually get a few 996 turbo's and GT3's to come out. It's a lot of fun.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Aug 12 2005, 09:37 AM

what an adventure man.....!